Cultural practices, care for the environment, and everyday traditions help communities express their values, beliefs, and identity.
How We Express Ourselves
Culture • Beliefs • Values • Traditions • Environmental & Artistic Expression
Age Group: MYP 4 (14–15 years)
Duration: 3 Nights / 4 Days
Venue: Trivandrum • Kovalam • Ponmudi • Poovar
Learning Style: Inquiry-Based • Experiential • Observational • Reflective • Collaborative
Includes: Structured Pre-Tour, On-Tour & Post-Tour Learning Cycle
This four-day experiential learning programme uses Kerala’s coastal areas, hills, backwaters, and cultural spaces as learning environments. Students explore how communities express values and beliefs through environmental care, traditional art forms, livelihoods, architecture, and conservation practices.
Learning is based on direct observation, documentation, discussion, and reflection. Students analyse how culture and environment communicate meaning, responsibility, and continuity, building clear connections between what they see and what it represents.
Communication
Observation notes • Asking questions • Sharing viewpoints
Thinking
Interpretation • Simple analysis • Cause–effect reasoning
Research
Field observation • Evidence collection • Documentation
Social
Collaboration • Cultural sensitivity • Responsible participation
Self-Management
Organisation • Reflection • Respectful conduct
Students will:
• Explore how traditions, art, and daily life express cultural values
• Understand environmental care as a form of responsibility
• Interpret cultural and environmental practices using observed evidence
• Communicate viewpoints supported by examples
• Develop respect for cultural diversity and sustainable practices
By the end of the programme, students can:
• Explain how culture and environment reflect shared values
• Interpret traditional practices using observations
• Share informed views on conservation and responsibility
• Demonstrate cultural awareness through reflection
• Present learning through written, visual, or oral formats